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Located about 22 miles southwest of Williston (off Highways 1804 and 58)
Opening May 23
10 a.m. - 6 p.m. CDT daily
Other times by appointment.
Site grounds with outdoor interpretive signs open year-round
Stone Powder Magazine
Post Cemetary Site
Officer's Quarters building
Museum exhibit and video
Self-guided site tour
Modern facilities on site
Picnic area and campgrounds
Fort Buford Sixth Infantry Frontier Military Encampment
No Rental Facilities
$5.00 per adult and $2.50 per child.
School groups: $1 per /student, adults with students get free admission.
Tour buses: $2 per person for groups of 20 or more.
North Dakota Heritage Foundation members and children five and under are admitted free. Admission fee includes admission to Missouri-Yellowstone Confluence Interpretive Center.
Missouri-Yellowstone Confluence Interpretive Center
Fort Union Trading Post
For information on other attractions in the area, follow this link to Williston Convention and Visitors Bureau
To allow for proper social distancing, sites will operate at reduced capacity. Touchable exhibit components will remain closed, and site tours may be limited for visitor and staff safety. The agency would also like to remind visitors to follow the CDC's recommendations on social distancing and personal hygiene while visiting state historic sites. See our guidelines for visiting.
Life by the Bugle
This permanent exhibit in the Field Officer’s Quarters explores the life of a frontier military officer at Fort Buford and also examines the role of women at an army post. Several objects original to Fort Buford’s days as a military post from 1866 to 1895 are displayed. The Officer of the Guard Building, also at the site, features an exhibit of objects from the SHSND collections and period reproductions.
See also Missouri-Yellowstone Confluence Interpretive Center - Exhibits.
Address:
15349 39th Lane Northwest,
Williston, ND 58801
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Hours:
Opening May 23
10 a.m. - 6 p.m. CDT daily
Other times by appointment.
Site grounds with outdoor interpretive signs open year-round
Contact Fort Buford:
phone: 701.572.9034
fax: 701.572.6509
email: shsbuford@nd.gov
Contact SHSND:
phone: 701.328.2666
fax: 701.328.3710
email: history@nd.gov
